| John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 σελίδες
...living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God, and famous to all ages. Tract of Education. As good almost kill a Man, as kill a good Book ; who...but he who destroys a good Book kills reason itself. Areopagitica. A good Book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit embalmed and treasured up on... | |
| Holton Library, Brighton, Mass - 1865 - 280 σελίδες
...best love ? Indeed, Milton, in his Areopagitica, spoke not too strongly those memorable words : ' ' As good almost kill a man as kill a good book ; who...he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself." * * * * "A good book is not absolutely a dead thing ; the precious life-blood, rather, of a Master... | |
| 1866 - 298 σελίδες
...glory donbtful, future fame impossible !" his soul against the licenser. " As good," he cries out, — "As good, almost, kill a man as kill a good book —...but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book... | |
| Afternoon lectures - 1866 - 242 σελίδες
...glory doubtful, future fame impossible !" his soul against the licenser. " As good," he cries out, — "As good, almost, kill a man as kill a good book —...but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book... | |
| John Milton - 1866 - 500 σελίδες
...that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to...And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as|good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's... | |
| W. Spalding - 1867 - 446 σελίδες
...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth; and, being sown...who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's imnge; but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1867 - 352 σελίδες
...that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to...man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but be who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many... | |
| Annie Kane - 1867 - 252 σελίδες
...that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to...kill a good book. Who kills a man, kills a reasonable creature—God's image; but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself; kills the image of God,... | |
| Brighton (Boston, Mass.) - 1867 - 112 σελίδες
...our best love ? Indeed, Milton, in his Areopagitica, spoke not too strongly those memorable words : " As good almost kill a man as kill a good book ; who...he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself." . * * * * " A good book is not absolutely a dead thing ; the precious life-blood, rather, of a Master... | |
| Max Ring - 1868 - 342 σελίδες
...extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragons' teeth ; and being sown...men. And yet on the other hand, unless wariness be good, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills a reasonable creature,... | |
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